1.2. India-Myanmar Relations

♤ India shares a long land border of over 1600 Km with Myanmar (previously known as Burma) as well as a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal. Four north-eastern states (Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram) share boundary with Myanmar.

♤ India and Myanmar share close cultural ties and a sense of deep kinship given India's

Buddhist heritage.1.2.2. Trade 1.2.3. Development Assistance o the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project;Map5.2 Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project ♤ The project is being implemented with GoI’s grant assistance under the head of ‘Aid to ♤ The Indian Armed Forces have traditionally had friendly relations with their Myanmar counterparts.1.2.5. Bilateral Cooperation in Regional/Sub-Regional Context ♤ India supported the inclusion of Myanmar as an observer in SAARC in 2008 1.2.7. Significance of Myanmar ♤ a key component of new vision for South and South-East Asian regional cooperation and 1.2.8. What Should India Do?♤ Here the need is to address delays in project implementation.